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Daijworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Aug 13: Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) on Sunday August 13 took the laudable initiative of awarding scholarships to 547 deserving students, sewing machines to 52 women and wheelchairs to 21 needy people in a ceremony held at Loyalla Hall in the city.
Chairman of NMC Group, Dr B R Shetty, praised BCF for upholding its concern for poor people year after year. He noted that the organization, by organizing mass marriages for financially backward pairs, construction of toilets for families which cannot afford it, and distributing scholarships to poor students, has been engaged in noble tasks.
State minister for food and civil supplies, U T Khader, said that by identifying students belonging to the twin-districts with high scores and handing over scholarships to them, BCF has been contributing immensely to the field of education. He urged the students who have been helped by BCF to set their eyes on getting higher education so that their future will be bright and secure.
MLA, J R Lobo, inaugurated the programme. Addressing he gathering, he hailed members of Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF),who are working abroad, for setting aside a part of their hard earned money for the betterment of students and other needy persons. He urged those who got the benefit of this largesse to develop the aptitude to help other poor people after shaping a good future for themselves. Lobo stressed that future of the country depends on young people, and that concepts and plans that are drafted without keeping in mind the student community of the country cannot brighten country's future. "This is an era of competition. Students should develop the attitude to be competitive and firmly move ahead on the path of progress duly upholding high values and and keep enriching their knowledge continuously," he advised.
Dr B K Yousuf, president of BCF, who presided over the progrmme, said that his organization has been awarding scholarships to students since the last 16 years and that in distributing this facility, care has been taken to ensure that students who belong to financially backward families get the benefit, as the criteria is not scoring high marks alone. He said that the scholarships are being distributed to inspire students to pursue higher education.
Former minister, B A Moideen, MLA, Mohiuddin Bava, vice president of Karnataka NRI Forum, Dr Arathi Krishna, founder president of Talent Research Foundation, Abdul Rauf Puthige, president of Expertise Group, K S Syed Karnire, president of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry, S M Rashid Haji, Karnataka Beary Sahitya Parishat president,Muhammed Haneef, university senate member, Dr U T Iftikar, JD(S) state monorities unit general secretary, Iqbal Ahmed, advocate, B M Basheer Ahmed, JD(S) Udupi district unit vice president, M H B Muhammed, State Bank India's Mangaluru NRI branch manager, Rahamat Ali, Compass Logistis UAE chief executive officer, Abdul Sameer Muhammed, DLKSC general secretary, Ismail Haji Kinya, Rafique Soorinje, Hyder Parthipady, Abubakker Arlapadavu, Asgar Haji and several others were present.
M E Muloor, who happens to be the vice president of BCF and president of Scholarship Committee, explained about various social service initiatives undertaken by his organization during the last 16 years.
Moulana of Masjid Al Takwa, Pumpwell in the city, Ibrahim, performed Dua. Patron of BCF, Mumtal Ali, welcomed, while general secretary, Dr Kaup Muhammed, presented the programme. Vice president of BCF Scholarship Committee, Usman Muloor, proposed vote of thanks. Adviser, Rafique Master, hosted the programme of felicitation.
On this occasion, people with stellar achievements in different sectors were honoured. Former minister, B A Moidin, received lifetime achievement award, while NMC Group chairman, Dr B R Shetty, was conferred with the award for discharging social responsibility at global level. Founder patron of BCF, Dr Thumbay Mohiuddin, received 'Global Personality of the year 2017' award. BCF general secretary, Dr Kaup Muhammed, was presented with 'International service to education' award. BCF vice president, Abdul Ltatif Mulky, was presented with 'BCF Beary of the year 2017' award. Talent Research Foundation founder president, Abdul Rauf Puthige, received national award for humanitarian and social service. Chief executive officer of Compass Logistic UAE, Abdul Sameer Muhammed, received the 'best entrepreneur' award. Muhammed Swarup, son of Rafique Master, was honoured with 'award of excellence'.